Flap closer and stop for slide fasteners



Nov. 19, 1963 l.. FElNsTElN 3,110,904

FLAP CLOSER AND STOP FOR SLIDE` FASTENERS Filed Aug. 6, 1962 l L 40 Il l 50)\/\/y 22 ll 24 l 26 l u E if figo? 34 INVENTOR ATTORNEY United States Patent O 3,116,904 FLA? CLGSER AND STO? FR SLEHE FASTENERS Lester Feinstein, 3 Riley Place, Plainview, NX. nnen Aug. 6, 1962, ser. N masas 6 Claims. {CL 2--234) This invention relates to slide fastener assemblies for garment, and in particular to the provision of a new and useful combined end enclosure and stop assembly for flexible tape-mounted edge fasteners.

The arrangement of the present invent-ion is particularly suited for slider types of edge yfasteners in common use for drawing together :overlapping edge portions at the waist of a wo-mans dress or skirt, for example. Various arrangements have been devised in connection with the installation and use of slide fasteners for the purpose of limiting travel of the fastener slide so as to prevent disassembly thereof from the fastener rack teeth and also to prevent separation or opening of the slide fastener in response to an excessive pull applied to the fastener mounting tapes. Although the prior arrangements referred to have been successful in maintaining the slide fastener in its closed ycondition while preventing disassembly of the slider, they have not been as successful in preventing separation `of the fastener mounting tapes from the garment material adjacent to the closure assembly at which location the maximum stress is applied to the tape stitching. Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a combined closure and stop assembly for use in connection with slide edge fasteners, which fwdl not only eifectively prevent disassembly and separation of the slide fastener itself, but will also cope with the excessive stress problem created when the confronting edge portions at the terminal end of the slide fastener are brought together in order to engage the hook and eye member of the closure assembly.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a combined closure and stop assembly which is of such novel construction and is so related installation-wise as to secure a heater appearance at the closed terminal end of the slide fastener.

ln accordance with the foregoing objects, the combined closure and stop assembly features a novel hook member which is provided ywith a pair of projecting attachment lugs straddling the hook portion of the hook member and disposed in overlapping relation to the eye member in order to secure the hook member to the garment material independently of and in spaced relation to the iiexible tape to which the hook rneinber is otherwise secured. ln this manner, a flatter and heater appearance is maintained adjacent to the closure portion of the garment and further, the stress applied to the tape stitching is relieved by the tacking of the attachment lugs directly to the garment material. It will, therefore, be obvious that the small additional labor involved in tacking the hook member to the garment material is well worth the resulting si-gniilcant improvement in the durability and neatness of the slide fastener installation.

The invention from which other features and objects thereof will be readily apparent is fully described hereafter with reference to the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment in which:

FIGURE l is a partial ytront view of an exemplary garment installation of the invention with an overlapping ilap of the garment broken away.

FlGURE 2 is a partial iront view similar to that of FIGURE l illus"r\ating the slide fastener in a fully closed condition.

v arcuate hook portion FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken through a plane indicated by section line 3 3 in FEGURE 2.

IFIGURE 4 is a perspective view of the hook member of the closure and `stop assembly.

, Referring now to the drawing in detail, reference number l@ designates a garment, apparel `or article of clothing having `overlapping lap portions l2 and 14 to which a slide fastener assembly lo is secured. The slide fastener assembly has associated therewith a pair of edge fastening tapes l and 2i) respectively secured to the ilap portions l2 and ltby stitching l2` and Alli. rhe tapes are provided with confrontingr bead portions ZZ and 2d to which the fastener rack teeth Z6 are secured Vand .are adapted to be locked or opened by the slider 2S in `a manner well known. The slider is accordingly provided with a pull tab Sil.

ilt will be observed from FIGURE 1, that the upperrnost rack teeth il( are spaced from the combined closure and stop assembly generally referred to by reference numoral 32, so as to permit comple-te closing of the rack teeth before the slider 2S is disposed in abutting relation to the closure and stop .assembly as shown in FlGURE 2.

The closure and stop assembly includes yan eye member 3d. The eye member has a pair of end portions 3o provided with bead clamping bifurcations 3S` by means of which the eye member is secu-red in adjusted position to the exible bead 2,4 of the tape 2d, as more clearly seen in F-lGURE 3. Bridging the e-nd portions 36 is the hooi: engaging portion fill. The hook engaging portion is operative to tension the tape by engagement with the hook member do `as shown in FIGURE 3.

rhefhook member le as shown in FIGURE 4 includes a flat portion which is adapted to bridge the space between the tape l and the eye member. One end 52 of the dat portion 43 is provided with fa pair of spaced prongs Srl which adapted to pierce the tape and be bent about the bead 22 in order to secure the hook member' to the tape l5. Disposed opposite the prongs in align-v ment with the bridging portion of the eye member is the Projecting from opposite sides of the hooi; portion in the same plane as the fiat portion s55, are a pair oi attachment lugs 5S. When the hook portion 5o is engaged with the eye member, the attach-ment lugs will overlap the eye member. Disposed at the terminal end portions 'titlv `of the attachment lugs are apertures 62 by means tot ywhich the lugs may be secured by taclring da. to garment material beneath the flap port-ion l2. In this manner, the hook member be secured to the garment material independently of its securement to the tape lb also in spaced relation to the stitching fl?- on the opposite tape lll on the side remote from tape i8. Furthermore, the use of a pair of spaced lugs will hold the garment material in taut condition over the closure stop assembly as more clearly seen in FIGURES 2 and 3.

4From the `foregoing description, `the arrangement and utility of the invention will be apparent as well as its advantageous attributes. It will be appreciated that at the location of the closure `assembly 34, the tapes l and 2t? are subjected to repeated maximum pull each me the hook and eye are engaged and disengaged, for which reason the features of the invention hereinbefore described are significant in producing a more durable and neater slide fastener installation.

`7s/bile a specific embodiment and exemplary installation of the invention has been described in some detail, it is to be understood that changes in design and construction rnay be made without departing from the principles of the invention. Therefore, the invention is not to `be construed las rest 'acted to the foregoing description except as defined in the claims which follow.

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I claim:

1. In a garment having overlapping edge portions adapted to be drawn together by edge fastener means including a slider movable to a closed end position, said Afastener means being secured to said overiapping edge portions by a pair of edge fastening tapes; a combined end closure and slider stop assembly disposed in abutting relation to said slider at said closed end position thereof to prevent separation and disassembly of the slider lfrom the fastener means, comprising, an eye -member secured in adjusted position to one of said edge fastening tapes and projecting toward the other of said tapes, hook means secured to the other of said edge fastening tapes in alignment with said eye member, attachment means projecting from said hook means toward said one of the tapes beyond said other of the tapes, 'and means `for securing the attachment means directly to an overlapping edge portion of the ygarment independently of and in spaced relation to said other of the edge fastening tapes `to prevent separation of said tapes -from the garment adjacent the closed end position of the slider.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein said hook means includes a dat portion, a pair lof prongs projecting from one side of said iiat portion -for securing the hook means to said other edge fastening tape, a hook portion projecting from the flat portion on a side thereof opposite said prongs, said .attachment means being disposed in the plane of said at portion on opposite sides of the hook portion.

3. The combina-tion `of claim 2, wherein said attachment means comprises a pair of lugs for-med integral with said hook means and projecting in a direction away from said other edge fastening tape in overlapping relation to said eye member, yand means yfor-med at remote terminal ends lof said lugs for tackin-g the lugs directly to the garment material.

4. The combination yo claim 1, wherein said attachment means comprises a pair of lugs formed integral with said hook means and projecting in a direction away from said other edge fastening tape in overlapping rela` tion to said eye member, 'and means formed at remote terminal ends of said lugs for `tacking the lugs directly to the rgarment material.

5. 1n an edge fastener assembly for garments mounted by iieXible tapes and having .terminal end closure means secured to the tapes; said closure means having an eye member secured to one of the tapes and book means secured to the other of the tapes, said hook means comprising, a at portion disposed in bridging relation between said tapes, attachment means projecting from said flat portion beyond said other of said tapes for securing the hooi; means to ythe garment independently of and in spaced relation to said tapes, and means for taclring the attachment means to the `garment at spaced locations substantially in the plane of said flat portion overlapping said one yof the tapes,

6. The combination of claim 5, wherein said attachment means comprises a pair of lugs projecting from the hook means in the plane of said iiat portion and in overlap ing rela-tion to the eye member to which the tacking means is secured.

References @ited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 562,997 Wiesenfeld et al June 30, 1896 2,572,126 Falone et a1. Oct. 23, 1951 2,671,901 Friedman Mar. 16, 1954 2,818,625 Sinderrn-an Jan. 7, 1958 

1. IN A GARMENT HAVING OVERLAPPING EDGE PORTIONS ADAPTED TO BE DRAWN TOGETHER BY EDGE FASTENER MEANS INCLUDING A SLIDER MOVABLE TO A CLOSED END POSITION, SAID FASTENER MEANS BEING SECURED TO SAID OVERLAPPING EDGE PORTIONS BY A PAIR OF EDGE FASTENING TAPES; A COMBINED END CLOSURE AND SLIDER STOP ASSEMBLY DISPOSED IN ABUTTING RELATION TO SAID SLIDER AT SAID CLOSED END POSITION THEREOF TO PREVENT SEPARATION AND DISASSEMBLY OF THE SLIDER FROM THE FASTENER MEANS, COMPRISING, AN EYE MEMBER SECURED IN ADJUSTED POSITION TO ONE OF SAID EDGE FASTENING TAPES AND PROJECTING TOWARD THE OTHER OF SAID TAPES, HOOK MEANS SECURED TO THE OTHER OF SAID EDGE FASTENING TAPES IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID EYE MEMBER, ATTACHMENT MEANS PROJECTING FROM SAID HOOK MEANS TOWARD SAID ONE OF THE TAPES BEYOND SAID OTHER OF THE TAPES, AND MEANS FOR SECURING THE ATTACHMENT MEANS DIRECTLY TO AN OVERLAPPING EDGE PORTION OF THE GARMENT INDEPENDENTLY OF AND IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID OTHER OF THE EDGE FASTENING TAPES TO PREVENT SEPARATION OF SAID TAPES FROM THE GARMENT ADJACENT THE CLOSED END POSITION OF THE SLIDER. 